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Re:New study compares growing corn for energy to solar produ... by jqpabc123 on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @05:52PM (#47869751)
When the Boomers were coming of age 40 years ago

When the Boomers were coming of age, there was no trade with China.

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Re:New study compares growing corn for energy to solar produ... by bluGill on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @08:51PM (#47871128)
there was tiawan and japan for your cheap junk fix. Both are not known for cheap junk anymore
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Re:New study compares growing corn for energy to solar produ... by lenerdenator on Thursday April 23, 2026 @11:03AM (#47876575)
In other words, they were the ones who made it a reality.

Which really was the dumbest geopolitical move in American - and maybe Western - history, but whatever. Too late now.

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